Passengers on a South West Trains service from London Waterloo to Exeter St Davids have been stopped between Yeovil and Crewkerne due to a trespass incident.

British Transport Police are on the scene dealing with the incident but disruptions are expected until 7pm tonight, August 26.

A statement from South West Trains said: "South Western Railway's control centre received reports that there was a trespasser on the railway between Yeovil Junction and Honiton. For safety reasons, all services in the area were brought to a complete halt, and the electricity on the track had to be switched off.

"The response teams, along with emergency services attended and brought the individual back to a position of safety."

The line has now been reopened, but there is a delay of up to 20 minutes which will affect trains for another few hours.